What does Water do? Why do we as humans need water? Why can’t we just go around all of our lives and do sports or activities without needing to drink water? What does water do for our bodies‚ and what happens if we drink too much/too little of it? We as humans need water because Water is essential to good health—and life. Up to 60 percent of an adult’s body weight and about 74 percent of a newborn’s body weight is water‚ making it the largest single substance in the human body. Water helps carry
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Mnemonic devices are those handy verbal tools that help people remember the names or patterns of larger data items. A classic example of such a device is the little ditty most of us were taught as children‚ the one that begins “Thirty days hath September…” That’s a simple way to remember the lengths of the months‚ one that manages to stick with us well into adulthood. I don’t know about you‚ but the phrase “…all the rest have thirty-one…” still comes in handy many decades after I learned that song;
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What is the tribal name of these aboriginal people? Mentawai Where exactly do they live? On the Island of Siberut – A remote island off the coast of Padang‚ West Sumatra‚ Indonesia. What do you know about their way of life? How do they eat‚ live‚ work‚ etc.? The Mentawai society is made up of clans. Each clan has a secular chief and a religious leader or shaman. The members of each of the clans live in umas‚ or clan houses. These houses are built from wood and palm thatch. Also the Mentawai
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“nevermore” which reveals that the narrator will never again regain his sanity. Edgar Allen Poe selects a raven to craft a macabre effect‚ as ravens are known for eating corpses and are considered more frightening than other birds. The narrator screams at the raven: “Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s
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4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of
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What does it mean to be an adult? Does accountability make a person an adult? Does learning and improving on past experiences make someone an adult? Will caring for one’s self make somebody an adult? These are all small pieces to the puzzle but there is more to an adult then being a self-reliant‚ hardworking individual that pays their bills on time. In my opinion‚ you can be sixteen years old and be classified as an adult or twenty eight years old and not be an adult. Being an adult means that
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with committing the act itself. What I cannot do‚ and to a lesser extent refuse to do‚ is accept how someone can graciously open their world to you like they’re opening a chest full of rare‚ precious treasures one day and the next‚ slam the lid down‚ smashing your fingers in the process‚ carelessly plucking you from it the next. That’s exactly what happened to me‚ and let me state for the record‚ I did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment. As a result‚ to the other side of the tracks‚ I was banished
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What does it mean to be a hero? Well when I was little ‚ about four to five years old I thought a hero was a person that had a lot of super powers . A superhero like the ones in cartoons like Batman ‚ Power Rangers ‚ Superman‚ Spider-man‚ and 0thers. But as I kept growing I said I always asked myself what is a hero? Is it some famous person‚ super hero or what? I never did quite understand the meaning till about now. Now I completely understand‚ a hero to me is someone who would always be there for
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What does this magical word “happiness” mean? “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of” – Albert Camus. What is happiness? How is it affecting other’s lives? Many do not really understand the meaning of happiness. Happiness is a fuzzy concept can mean many different things to many people. When a person has something‚ or someone he or she wants‚ does that mean she or he is happy? Maybe being satisfied can lead to happiness‚ but that is not the only needed
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CHAPTER 7: NOTES RECEIVABLE * Notes receivable are claims supported by formal promises to pay usually in the form of notes. * A negotiable promissory note is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another‚ signed by the maker‚ engaging to pay on demand or fixed determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. * Maker is the one who writes the promissory note promising to pay another person‚ known as the payee‚ a definite sum of money. * Notes
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